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Hedge fund calls surge in cat-bond sales breathtaking

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 6:11am
A key driver is rising inflation, which an official says has added about 50 percent to the cost of rebuilding property over the past five years.

EPA endangerment repeal could expose industry to legal blowback

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:16am
Legal experts warn that scrapping the scientific finding may undermine federal preemption defenses, opening the door to a wave of state lawsuits against major emitters.

A quiet climate retreat at IEA

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:15am
The International Energy Agency downplayed global warming this week amid U.S. pressure.

Mikie Sherrill uses New Jersey’s RGGI funds for affordability

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:14am
The governor's move will redirect money from programs like energy efficiency.

Republican AGs to National Academies: Ditch the climate chapter

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:12am
The same attorneys convinced the Federal Judicial Center to remove the chapter from a judicial manual.

Enviro lawyer spars with ex-Trump official over endangerment finding

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:12am
EPA last week reversed a scientific finding that had served as the basis for its climate rules since 2009.

Pritzker cites property insurance ‘crisis’ to urge new regulation

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:11am
The Illinois governor is personally urging state lawmakers to approve changes that would make it harder for insurers to raise rates.

Alabama sets limits on science used for regulations

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:11am
The measure, which Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to Thursday, takes it cues from an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

New bill would let California drivers modify vehicles for cheaper ethanol fuel

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:09am
California is the only state that does not allow flex fuel conversion kits.

Hillary Clinton says 500,000 Indian women have heat insurance

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:09am
The development gives outdoor workers, particularly women, the option of avoiding long periods of dangerous heat exposure as temperatures rise.

UK floods raise specter of ‘mortgage prisoners’ across banks

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:08am
In England, there are already 6.3 million properties in areas at risk of flooding from surface water, coastal swells and overflowing rivers, according to a government agency.

Mauritius needs $5.6B to help with climate funding, World Bank says

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 6:08am
Some $1.4 billion is required through 2030, with about a quarter of the money needed for energy initiatives, an official said.

Europe defies Trump team over IEA climate fight

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:29am
European leaders pushed back after Energy Secretary Chris Wright threatened to quit the agency for using climate modeling in its forecasts.

Alabama echoes Trump with bid to limit regulatory science

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:28am
The state is the latest to tie pollution curbs to a federal ceiling — with restrictions on the science that regulators can use to inform new rules.

Nonprofit throws its weight behind Arctic geoengineering

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:26am
Ocean Visions is funding six research projects that will examine ways to cool the region or preserve sea ice.

Tech companies overstate AI’s climate benefits, report says

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:25am
The “evidence of massive climate benefits for AI is weak, whilst the evidence of substantial harm is strong,” green groups say.

States sue Trump admin for revoked energy funds

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:25am
The Trump administration blocked $2.7 billion in clean energy funding to states.

Enviros, health groups are first to sue over Trump’s big climate rollback

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:24am
Young climate activists are also going to court over EPA’s repeal of a landmark Obama-era scientific finding.

Calif. lawmakers revive push to require coverage for wildfire-ready properties

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:22am
Previous versions of the mandate have stalled in the Legislature amid heavy industry opposition.

Olympic skiers voice concern over receding glaciers

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 6:22am
“Most of the glaciers that I used to ski on are pretty much gone,” Lindsey Vonn said.

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